And all to feed our wood-burning stove this winter.
You don’t do anything round here without getting written permission from the Mairie
8.30 a.m. on the dot: the wood arrives
…and is tipped….
…..and tipped ….
…. and tipped ….
…. till it falls into the street.
… and fills the road.
Here’s the man you need. He sells good wood.
Here’s our good friend Ken, loading (x 25)
…. transporting (x 25)
…. unloading and stacking (x25)
More uploading, Malcolm this time (x14)
More transporting (x 14). Please admire the home-made log transporter
More unloading and stacking (x 14)
9.55 a.m. Almost coffee-break time
10.10 a.m. Still a lot to shift.
Getting some stacked in the house, ready for winter
Done!
Woodshed. Done.
Time to clear the mess on the street ……
…. and sweep the garage. It’s 11.45 a.m. Not bad. As Ken said: ‘Time to log off’.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
So where were you in these proceedings, eh? Taking the photos and making coffee? 😉
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Reportage, my dear, reportage. I can assure you I got stuck in just as much as those two.
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Gosh, great work, what was the temp, I’m impressed.
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No, it wasn’t so hot. Good weather to do it in actually. Ready for winter now!
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……..like very much those men hard working…..impressing! hope you had a good time / take care, AnnAxxx
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I’d just like to point out I was working too. But someone had to take the photos 😉 xx
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Timely reminder. I’d better get my wood ordered for winter. Very impressed with your storage: I’m not quite so organised:)
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Ah, but your house is. You have revealed all – or some anyway. Beautiful place.
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It was a pleasure to meet and do business with you, but why didn’t I get a biscuit with my tea ?
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Because it was half past 8! Even 10.00 seemed a bit early really. But you can come and claim your peanut butter cookie anytime 😉
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All in the day’s work 🙂
Nice
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Probably not in your day’s work, I hope!
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Ya, lucky me 😛
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😉
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Just curious: do you measure your wood in cords?
This reminds me that I too need to sort out wood for the winter. But now I’m having painful flashbacks to stacking an entire cord by myself. This year it’s being stored much closer to the house, also! Quite impressed with your wood shed 🙂
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No, England,measures in ‘standards’, ‘cords’ don’t sound familiar. Here, it’s a ‘stere’ – a cubic metre, with a ‘pile’ (French accent, please) being 4 of same. Oooh, I feel your pain: woodstacking’s hard. Ours has to go through the front, through the garage, then the kitchen, then the garden, to the shed. Which is falling down and not impressive at all. Cropped photo is all.
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You have no idea how green Andrew is – and yes he is very admiring of the home made trolley. He has now gone to get his moisture meter to check the state of our wood pile.
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Blimey! That’s A Level…..
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We did have friends who nicknamed him ‘the logspert’…
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😉
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Sorry – had to take a phone call & Andrew published before I’d finished! Anyway I was going to say that we’ve always bought wood in cords & haven’t heard of standards…
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Ah,how interesting. North – South divide? Malcolm once had a vac job in a timberyard so that’s where his info comes from.
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That is very good stacking. I throw in rather than stack. My excuse is that I have to split before I throw and so stacking neatly is beyond me at that point. We had our first fire on Sunday as it was a bit chilly. The weather has improved since though. How did you find out you needed the mayor’s approval? It’s this sort of knowledge that impresses me about the ex-pat.
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We didn’t really need it. But we have rather difficult neighbours and thought it best to cover all bases. In England now for a week or two, and finding it lovely…. but chilly in the morning
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I have just done the same. Now the winter can come, or, not yet….! 😉
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Oh, please not yet!
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